Sydney Morton
Mount Hope,WV
Summary
Meticulous RN committed to bringing value to healthcare team. Offers hands-on experience in support healthcare roles. Skilled in patient screening, care plan implementation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Experienced within healthcare setting in supportive roles and ready to expand on knowledge base through practical experience.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
08.2023 - Current
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Raleigh General Hospital
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Student Nurse Extern
Raleigh General Hospital
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Participated in team meetings to discuss patient progress and plan for care.
- Maintained comfort and safety of each patient through careful monitoring and knowledge application.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Utilized therapeutic communication techniques to facilitate patient's optimum level of wellness.
- Attended medical procedures to increase nursing expertise and advance training.
- Assessed care needs of patients and families utilizing nursing process.
- Transported patients between unit rooms and scanning locations for diverse procedures.
- Administered CPR to patients in cardiac arrest following American Heart Association Standards.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Utilized Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems to record patient data.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Patient Care Assistant
Raleigh General Hospital
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Gathered medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Supported patient mobility needs with correct assistive devices and proper body mechanics to prevent injuries.
- Transported food trays and aided with feeding.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Organized and distributed correspondence, memoranda and telephone messages.
Education
Licensure's And Certificates
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV05.2023
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Marshall University
Huntington, WV05.2027
Skills
- Patient Evaluation
- Care Plan Implementation
- Medication Administration
- Patient Advocacy
- Quality of Care Standards
- Pain Assessment
- Direct Patient Care
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Prioritizing Patients
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Raleigh General Hospital
06.2023 - 08.2023
Student Nurse Extern
Raleigh General Hospital
01.2023 - 06.2023
Patient Care Assistant
Raleigh General Hospital
10.2020 - 06.2021
Licensure's And Certificates
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Marshall University
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